/ 25 February 2023

Zille placed at heart of legal battle with disgruntled DA members

Grim reaper: Helen Zille’s election to the Democratic Alliance’s federal council chair has pushed out opponents of her liberal vision.
In court papers filed this month, three DA councillors from the Western Cape's Swellendam local municipality have argued that the party’s federal council chair Helen Zille had no legal basis to terminate their membership. (Delwyn Verasamy)
Three former party members have filed an application challenging the DA cessation laws that were used to give them the boot

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